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Geared Up: Smart assistants on steroids

Originally aired: Thursday, May 18, 2017
Category: News

Google, Alexa, Cortana, oh my! It's been a week full of competing smart assistant news from Google, Amazon and even Microsoft. We break it all down, including who's coming out ahead, on this episode of Geared Up. Plus, we try out the fidget gadgets taking over the internet and look at the latest leaks on the upcoming iPhone 8. Follow all our coverage at GeekWire.com and subscribe to our live behind-the-scenes videos on GearLive. Thank you to this week's sponsors: Wealthsimple -- GeekWire listeners pay no management fees for a year when they invest up to $15,000 on Wealthsimple's automated investing platform. GoDaddy -- who is offering GeekWire listeners 35 percent off their purchase of a GoDaddy domain. Just use offer code gearedup35 at checkout.